Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Lariba Zuweira Abudu, has said the cost per meal for each school child would be increased from GH¢1 to GH¢1.20. The GH¢1.20 proposal comes after caterers called on government to increase the feeding price per child. “The feeding cost per meal per day per child was increased from 80 pesewas (80Gp) in 2018 to GH¢1, and in 2023, the cost per meal per child per day has been proposed as GH¢1.20,” she said. Speaking at a press briefing in Accra, Lariba Zuweira Abudu noted that the school feeding programme has provided employment for people especially women. Meanwhile, school feeding caterers will be paid their arrears for the third term of the 2022 academic year this week, the minister stated.

Source: GhanaWeb June 06, 2023 07:16 UTC